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01. Johann Sebastian Bach - Aria
02. Johann Sebastian Bach - Variatio 1. a 1 Clav.
03. Johann Sebastian Bach - Variatio 2. a 1 Clav.
04. Johann Sebastian Bach - Variatio 3. Canone all'Unisuono, a 1 Clav.
05. Johann Sebastian Bach - Variatio 4. a 1 Clav.
06. Johann Sebastian Bach - Variatio 5. a 1 ôvero 2 Clav.
07. Johann Sebastian Bach - Variatio 6. Canone alla Seconda, a 1 Clav.
08. Johann Sebastian Bach - Variatio 7. a 1 ôvero 2 Clav. al tempo di giga
09. Johann Sebastian Bach - Variatio 8. a 2 Clav.
10. Johann Sebastian Bach - Variatio 9. Canone alla Terza, a 1 Clav.
11. Johann Sebastian Bach - Variatio 10. Fugetta, a 1 Clav.
12. Johann Sebastian Bach - Variatio 11. a 2 Clav.
13. Johann Sebastian Bach - Variatio 12. Canone alla Quarta.
14. Johann Sebastian Bach - Variatio 13. a 2 Clav.
15. Johann Sebastian Bach - Variatio 14. a 2 Clav.
16. Johann Sebastian Bach - Variatio 15. Canone alla Quinta, a 1 Clav. andante
17. Johann Sebastian Bach - Variatio 16. a 1 Clav. Ouverture
18. Johann Sebastian Bach - Variatio 17. a 2 Clav.
19. Johann Sebastian Bach - Variatio 18. Canone alla Sexta, a 1 Clav.
20. Johann Sebastian Bach - Variatio 19. a 1 Clav.
21. Johann Sebastian Bach - Variatio 20. a 2 Clav.
22. Johann Sebastian Bach - Variatio 21. Canone alla Settima.
23. Johann Sebastian Bach - Variatio 22. a 1 Clav. alla breve
24. Johann Sebastian Bach - Variatio 23. a 2 Clav.
25. Johann Sebastian Bach - Variatio 24. Canone all'Ottava, a 1 Clav.
26. Johann Sebastian Bach - Variatio 25. a 2 Clav. adagio
27. Johann Sebastian Bach - Variatio 26. a 2 Clav.
28. Johann Sebastian Bach - Variatio 27. Canone alla Nona, a 2 Clav.
29. Johann Sebastian Bach - Variatio 28. a 2 Clav.
30. Johann Sebastian Bach - Variatio 29. a 1 ôvero 2 Clav.
31. Johann Sebastian Bach - Variatio 30. a 1 Clav. Quodlibet.
32. Johann Sebastian Bach - Aria da Capo è Fine.
ARTIST
TITLE
Goldberg-Variationen
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
NEOS 32101CD NEOS 32101CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
7/29/2022

The question of tempi and, above all, the tempo relations in the Goldberg Variations by Johann Sebastian Bach has puzzled generations of musicians. Here is an idiosyncratic and surprising interpretation, because it impressively does justice to the additional notes in the Bach autograph: In his recording, harpsichordist Albert-Jan Roelofs creates a multi-layered, captivating tempo concept that ensures an extraordinary listening experience of the Goldberg Variations. "It becomes clear," says Roelofs, "that a uniform pulse is recognizable in the various variations and time signatures, which is based on the quarter-note of the Aria and can thus be regarded as the starting point for the choice of tempo. The present recording draws precisely on this idea." Albert-Jan Roelofs studied harpsichord and organ in Amsterdam and Maastricht, among others with Gustav Leonhardt, Piet Kee, and Ton Koopman. His musicological knowledge has made him a proven specialist in keyboard music of the 17th and 18th centuries. Various CD recordings are considered exemplary, including J. S. Bach's The Art of Fugue (2006). Albert-Jan Roelofs is, next to an intensive international concert schedule, a regular guest at early music festivals in Europe, Azerbaijan, Australia, China, Brazil, New Zealand, and the USA.